Diamond - Belfast

[snowwhite77]

I am looking for the birth records of Isabella DIAMOND born 1888 Belfast.
Father Michael DIAMOND (deceased pre 1914) & mother Rose Ann. Don't know her maiden name.
Isabella move to scotland sometime between 1901 & 1914. Famiyl rumour has it tht her family remained in Ireland.

can anyone help me?
Regards
Amanda

[snowwhite77]

I am looking for
Isabella DIAMOND born 1888 Belfast. Parents Michael DIAMOND & Rose Ann Diamond. MIchael died somtime before  1914.

I know Isabella moved to scotland between 1901 & 1914 but family members think her family were still in Ireland.
I would love to find more if anyone can help me. Unfortunately Isabella is not on BVRI.
Many thanks
Amanda

[Christopher]

Hello Amanda,

This looks like a tough one.

No specific date of birth, no address, no maiden name for Isabella's mother and no specific date for her father's death. It looks as though someone will have to do look ups in both the 1901 Census and all the Belfast and Province of Ulster Street Directories published between 1900 and 1914 and note all Michael Diamonds. This may establish the address of the family. Were they of the Roman Catholic faith ?

Best Wishes, Christopher

[snowwhite77]

Hi Christopher,

I am not too sure if they were Catholics Isabella DIAMOND was my Grans mother and  she was Protestant until she married my grandfather and switched then, so as far a  i know her mother must have been protestant too (although not sure ).
Isabella's mothers maiden name was noted on marriage cert as DIAMOND although i am not sure if this is because Isabella didn't know otherwise or if it is correct.
It is from the marriage cert that i have got Isabella year of birth. I have searched the 1901 census for her in Scotland and found no matches so far!
I would really appreciate any help anyone can give.
Thanks for your reply
Amanda

[Christopher]

Hello Amanda,

I do not know if this information will be useful or not - http://www.proni.gov.uk/ulstercovenantsearch.
The Ulster Covenant 1912 is showing a number of Diamonds. I've checked 11 men's names.
If you think of a few more check them at this site and post the ones with the Belfast addresses.
The results I obtained are as follows -
Michael Diamond - Portrush, Co. Antrim
Edward Diamond - Baden Powell Street, Belfast
Robert Diamond - 200, Antrim Road, Belfast
Samuel Diamond - 59, Crumlin Road, Belfast
The following either lived in the country or produced a nil result -
Albert, Alexander, James, John, Thomas and William

Best Wishes, Christopher

[audrey]

Hi
i know you have 1888 for Issabella but found this
Diamond female b 29/3/1874 at Portrush Antrim
father Micheal Diamond
mother Rose Ann Robinson

audrey

[Anthony]

Hi don't know if this will help.

1896 Belfast

Bell Diamond Spirit & Grocer 24 Albion St of Sandy Row.
As far as i know Bell is sort for Isabella.
Sandy Row is a Protestant part of Belfast.


                                                                   Anthony

[Christopher]

Hi
i know you have 1888 for Issabella but found this
Diamond female b 29/3/1874 at Portrush Antrim
father Micheal Diamond
mother Rose Ann Robinson

audrey

Hei Folks,

I hope you've made a couple of typos there Audrey. Your Isabella born 1874 and another Isabella born 1888 is no problem. That was common. A child died and another one born sometime later would have been given the same name. The problem that I see is one was born in Belfast and the other in Portrush. The later child was born in Belfast but moved to Scotland. There was a sailing from both Belfast and Portrush to Scotland. There's still a bit of research required to see if we are looking at one or two different families here.

Best wishes,  Christopher

[audrey]

Chistopher
the only reason I added that  one was I thought it could of been  the same  family I realized it was much earlier than the Isabella that you were looking for
audrey